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Production Blog: Grocery Run

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 Today we decided that we would get all the food for the filming date as it was approaching. Sam biked to my house as he lives very close to me. After which Zeyn and Jhon get dropped off in front of my house. We than waited for my friend Andreas who has a drivers license and a car. Once he arrived we got in his car and went to grab lunch. While at lunch we were brainstorming. We were trying to figure out where to go for the food and what to get. We decided to go to Costco as they have a ton of options and we would be able to buy in bulk. After we finished eating we headed to Costco. Once we got there we went and grabbed everything we were looking for. I payed for the shopping cart and everyone payed me back equally. We headed back to my house and brought all the groceries inside. We put all the food in the fridge. After which we went to the soccer field where we planned on filming. We went in order to test out some angles and shots before the big film day. We also reserved the field fo

Production Blog: Misleading

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 Today was an unproductive day. There were some misunderstandings for today. Sam and I were not 100% sure if we would be available to film. However we found out that we were available last minute. This threw Zeyn and Jhon off. It was already too late because Jhon picked up an extra shift at work. There was no way for him to cancel as he chose it. On the other hand Zeyn had already made plans with his family as he understood that Sam and I would not be available to film. Because Sam and I found out last second it threw off our entire plan to film. To make sure this won’t happen again we made a planned film date again. We let all of our extras known of the new film date. However a few of them said that they were unsure if they would be available that day. So we made a back up day while waiting for a sure response. With this happening we were in able to do anything today. With all of us busy there was no progress to be done. This left us with an unproductive day towards our film. This is

Production Blog: Rest Day

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 We noticed that today was going to be an unproductive day. We realized that all of us were busy. I was helping renovate the house. I had to work on the house the whole day from morning to afternoon. Sam had family over from North Carolina. He agreed that it would be best to not do anything today as it would be rude on his part to leave the guests. Zeyn was hanging out with family as both his sisters came down for spring break from college. He was available for recording but since no one was able to record he ended up hanging out with his family. And lastly Jhon was busy with an extended shift at work. There was no way for Jhon to be available as he would have to call out of work which would be his 4th time this month. Overall we all agreed that it would make most sense to just not record. We also decided this as some of our background actors were busy as well. We used today as a day to plan the film date. We realized that we need a set film date so that way everyone is aware and shows

Production Blog: Gathering Supplies

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 Today we decided to wake up early and start the day productively. We all texted the group chat as soon as we woke up to make sure everyone is awake and ready for the day. Todays  plan was to gather all the supplies needed for filming these next couple of days. We planned on getting everything but the food today. We do not want to get the food just yet as we want it to be fresh for the day of filming. As a group we decided that our first stop will be Hobby Lobby. We decided this as Hobby Lobby has many plain coloured t-shirts that are cheap and will help for the costumes. We bought 11 t-shirts of 2 different colours. Our next stop was Brandsmart USA. We chose this place as it is right next to Hobby Lobby. We planned on going here to buy a couple of lawn chairs and umbrellas for film date. We will need these lawn chairs for comfort when filming. The umbrellas are for shade as when we film we know it will be sunny outside. Our final stop will be at 5Below. We decided to go here as we all

Production Blog: Another Timeout

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Today Sam and Jhon were unable to film. Today was Sam’s birthday and he planned on celebrating it with his family. There was no way we would be able to film on Sam’s birthday as it is a once a year date and very special to him. On the other hand Jhon had a very important soccer game to attend. This game would determine whether or not he and his team make it to the semi finals. He is the teams starting winger so he needs to attend. On the other hand Zeyn and I new we had no time to waste. We prepared a FaceTime call for 4:30 pm as it would best for our schedules. In this call we discussed ideas for props, clothing, and accessories. We planned out the total cost for the day and roughly how long it would take to film and edit the opening scene. We also did some research on the upcoming weather to see when it would be best to film. We were looking for a partly cloudy not too hot of a day. As we plan on filming on an open soccer field the heat would be our number one enemy. Such weather cou

Production Blog: An Obstacle

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We have not started filming yet. This is due to many reasons. Sam had family coming over from Thailand. So there was no possible way for him to hangout as it would be disrespectful on his part. As for Jhon he was busy with work. He was not able to call off as he already called off. Zeyn had a lot of homework to catch up on. So he used this time as a catch up day. And I was celebrating my dad’s birthday. I was not able to miss this as it is special to him. With this said we decided to switch the day in which we would get the supplies. We made a list of what we need and from where. We weren’t able to go out and do it today but we were able to make the list. This helped produce some morale as we were not entirely unproductive. We decided on a date that would best fit all of our schedules. After doing so we brainstormed ideas of how we would get around as none of us have our license yet. Than I thought of the idea of my friend with a license and a car driving us around all day. I told him

Planning Blog: Storyboard

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Page 1: A soccer game is started.  Page 2: Team A takes the ball and shoots. The goalie blocks it but Team A retrieves the ball and scores, making it 1-0. Page 3: Game resets, Team b steals the ball and scores. Game is at 1:1 Page 4: Team A scores but then team B scores. Game is getting tense as time runs out and Team b plays hard defense. Page 5:Team B fouls, allowing team A to take a penalty and possibly win as the game is tied at 2-2 and 1:00 minute left on the clock. A player shoots and then the screen fades to black as the crowd cheers. The crowd’s cheers fade out a s a beeping fades in. A boy has woken up from a dream.